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The Night of the Iguana

1964 · 118 min

A sweaty, talky, soul-baring night in a rundown Mexican hotel, where damaged people wrestle with their demons and each other.

Directed by: John Huston
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr

Tagline: One man... three women... one night
Overview: A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.

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Directed by: John Huston
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
redemption
isolation
faith
addiction
Places: countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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